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We've updated the previous news with an image of the limited edition 'Egg'...

Further Details:
Fox Home Entertainment has announced a Blu-ray release of the Alien Anthology for October 25th. Retail will be around $139.99. The full list of extra material is below, along with our first look at the official package artwork.

Disc Five: Making the Anthology

In addition to over 12 hours of candid, in-depth documentaries, you now have the ability to go even deeper into Alien Anthology history with nearly five hours of additional video Enhancement Pods created exclusively for this collection, presenting behind-the-scenes footage, raw dailies and interview outtakes from all four films. At topical points in the documentaries, you may access these pods to enhance your experience, or watch them on their own from the separate Enhancement Pod index.

The Beast Within: Making Alien

The Visualists: Direction and Design

Truckers in Space: Casting

Fear of the Unknown: Shepperton Studios, 1978

The Darkest Reaches: Nostromo and Alien Planet

The Eighth Passenger: Creature Design

Future Tense: Editing and Music

Outward Bound: Visual Effects

A Nightmare Fulfilled: Reaction to the Film

Enhancement Pods

Superior Firepower: Making Aliens

57 Years Later: Continuing the Story

Building Better Worlds: From Concept to Construction

Preparing for Battle: Casting and Characterization

This Time It's War: Pinewood Studios, 1985

The Risk Always Lives: Weapons and Action

Bug Hunt: Creature Design

Beauty and the Bitch: Power Loader vs. Queen Alien

Two Orphans: Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn

The Final Countdown: Music, Editing and Sound

The Power of Real Tech: Visual Effects

Aliens Unleashed: Reaction to the Film

Enhancement Pods

Wreckage and Rage: Making Alien 3

Development Hell: Concluding the Story

Tales of the Wooden Planet: Vincent Ward's Vision

Stasis Interrupted: David Fincher's Vision

Xeno-Erotic: H.R. Giger's Redesign

The Color of Blood: Pinewood Studios, 1991

Adaptive Organism: Creature Design

The Downward Spiral: Creative Differences

Where the Sun Burns Cold: Fox Studios, L.A. 1992

Optical Fury: Visual Effects

Requiem for a Scream: Music, Editing and Sound

Post-Mortem: Reaction to the Film

Enhancement Pods

One Step Beyond: Making Alien Resurrection

From the Ashes: Reviving the Story

French Twist: Direction and Design

Under the Skin: Casting and Characterization

Death from Below: Fox Studios, Los Angeles, 1996

In the Zone: The Basketball Scene

Unnatural Mutation: Creature Design

Genetic Composition: Music

Virtual Aliens: Computer Generated Imagery

A Matter of Scale: Miniature Photography

Critical Juncture: Reaction to the Film

Enhancement Pods

MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience to Access and Control Enhancement Pods

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Love the Alien films, well 1 & 2. 2 being my favorite. But a $100 plus for this set. They are crazy. I got 6 films of Star Trek on Blu for $65. They lost 1/2 or more of there buyers with that price. Get that bad boy down to $65 ish and people will be jumping on this left and right.

regarding the "look i'm a blu-ray boxset banner"....they sometimes tend to be just for packaging purposes to seperate the blu-ray and dvd versions and come off once you open it. they are either attached to the shrinkwrap or just slide off the item once you take the shrinkwrap off. of course i'm just talking about box sets here.

teamneedle wrote: well i certainly hope so, i find bill hunt to be a bit of a prick though-

You're entitled to his opinion. Personally I feel he does a great service to movie lovers all over the world and is certainly well respected in the industry. He runs a great site, as do Chris and his team here. But like I say, you're entitled to your opinion.

Getting back on topic... I've seen some pack shots of the UK version with a horrible blue band at the top of the slip sleeve. The US one is all black and much looks classier. I may have to import if the artwork is spoilt by the "look I'm a blu-ray boxset" banner on the sleeve. The only problem with importing is that customs and excise are s**t hot now on anything worth more than £18.

saccyind wrote: who has time to see all these long and boring 'making of film' after all these are not for general people unless you want to be a filmmaker. these making also reveal all the secrets and suspence and next time when you watch the film then you know everything and excitement is not there.

That depends entirely on what kind of viewer you are. There are a lot of people who can still have the same excitement upon watching it directly after a "making of" feature.

Andy3105 wrote: Bill Hunt at The Digital Bits says that the discs are mastered from brand new transfers, he'd know if anyone does as he has close ties with the producer of this set,the same guy who did Blade Runner and the Alien Quadrilogy sets......

well i certainly hope so, i find bill hunt to be a bit of a prick though-

who has time to see all these long and boring 'making of film' after all these are not for general people unless you want to be a filmmaker. these making also reveal all the secrets and suspence and next time when you watch the film then you know everything and excitement is not there.

teamneedle wrote: kmccarney wrote: including a digitally remastered transfer of the original...take note George Lucas!!!

where does it say anything about new transfers? Based on the fact that all the intros are leftovers from the quad set, i would say that these have the same masters as that set- Possibly not a bad thing, but, they are still at least 6 years old done with older tech.

Bill Hunt at The Digital Bits says that the discs are mastered from brand new transfers, he'd know if anyone does as he has close ties with the producer of this set,the same guy who did Blade Runner and the Alien Quadrilogy sets......

And here I thought the Quadrilogy version was just about as definitive a box set as humanly possible but Fox has proven me wrong. Looks like not only everything is included from both the Quadrilogy version as well as the first DVD releases (which were omitted in the Quadrilogy) but also a hell of a lot more. I will do some serious thinking into upgrading even though I love the Quadrilogy. At least this time the packaging will surely be better than the massive cardboard fold out job last time which remains extremely annoying to this day when you're trying to access certain discs.

kmccarney wrote: including a digitally remastered transfer of the original...take note George Lucas!!!

where does it say anything about new transfers? Based on the fact that all the intros are leftovers from the quad set, i would say that these have the same masters as that set- Possibly not a bad thing, but, they are still at least 6 years old done with older tech.

So pumped for this on blu! I hope they get the transfer right, after all they seem to be having real trouble with this series cousin, "predator". I'm confident it's gonna look great though. This is one hell of a box set and I love how they always give us all the versions including a digitally remastered transfer of the original...take note George Lucas!!!

horrorfan25 wrote: I'll Netflix "Alien 3" and "Alien Resurrection", and if they are pretty good movies, then this might be a purchase. The extras definitely look fulfilling and the artwork looks astounding.

A little advice Horrorfan, Don't watch Alien3 in its theatrical cut. You'll only get dissapointed or bored by that Fox's mess. Watch the 'Alien3 Assembly Cut' coz that's as close to the real thing (Director's Cut) as you can get. For Alien 4, keep in your mind that it's just a brainless action movie, so you'll know what to hope for.

I wish FOX and Fincher could patch things up so he could do a director's cut of Alien 3. The Assembly Cut is awesome and superior to the theatrical one and a director's cut would probably be even better.

Not sure if I'm going to get this. The price tag is certainly hefty and I've only seen the first two movies. While the first two "Alien" films were terrific, I haven't seen the others. I'll Netflix "Alien 3" and "Alien Resurrection", and if they are pretty good movies, then this might be a purchase. The extras definitely look fulfilling and the artwork looks astounding.

Wow, is that a complete documentary of Alien3's clash between director and Fox'x execs in disc 5 & 6? It's a pity that they can't get Dave Fincher into a commentary or interview to look back at his film. Still, the Alien 3 extras look awesome! Absolute buy!

I held off on getting the original Alien Anthology because I knew if I picked up that boxed set, that a newer jampacked boxed set would come out. I know what I am picking up around Halloween. Now here's hoping that Fox will release a jampacked like box set for Predator.

Krishna Jaipersad wrote: Amazon has this availble for preorder @ $97.99! How come the US gets the "plain-jane" boxset & parts of Europe will be getting the "Egg" boxset???? Ah well, it looks like I'll have to go Egg-hunting!!!

because when the prequel comes out on blu, they can add it to this collection and use the egg box then. sneaky b*****ds.

but yeah i'll wait to hear the reviews cuz Aliens can easily suffer Predator's fate but also wait for the price to drop. i already have the quadrilogy on dvd so i wanna make sure i doubledip for a good price and not out of "i want this" syndrome. lol

Amazon has this availble for preorder @ $97.99! How come the US gets the "plain-jane" boxset & parts of Europe will be getting the "Egg" boxset???? Ah well, it looks like I'll have to go Egg-hunting!!!

On October 25th everyone will hear you scream. This is going to be the box set to beat with everything ever made for Laserdisc & DVD to be carried over here, plus new material. WOW!! Here's hoping Fox and Lucasfilm will do the same for the entire Star Wars Saga when the comes out next year.